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It is understood that Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, who has been in regular contact with Hancock, believes that now there are very likely additional restrictions in the capital. In practice, that would mean putting London on the “high” level.
Much of the north of England has already been hit by a number of additional restrictions on social life, including a ban on different households mixing indoors, but the south has largely escaped stricter measures other than the national “rule of six” and the 10 pm curfew in pubs and restaurants.
On Saturday Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of North of Tyne, said: “It is remarkable that, at the beginning of this, the whole country was locked in when cases were at their worst in London. Now that cases are at their worst in in the North, we are receiving a very different response. “
The three-tier system is meant to clarify the mosaic of rules for England that has evolved since infection rates began to climb again last month, but the proposal to allow local leaders to request hospitality and leisure closures in their areas it would lead to a less uniform system. system than expected.
Saturday’s talks, led by Sir Edward Lister, Johnson’s top strategic adviser, came after Anderson said: “The main point of imposing the measures is clearly that: imposition. We have not been consulted.”
Amid discussions of local leaders taking on a bigger role, Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, said: “We believe that what is needed is much stronger enforcement power.
“I am referring to summary closure powers for premises that are not Covid safe. And I am not referring only to pubs or restaurants, I am referring to shops or any place where there are no proper procedures.”
